Museum gotta see 'em

SABBATH: THE 2017 DOROTHY SAXE INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, AT THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO. A day set aside for rest and worship is a pillar of many religions and a staple of the modern workweek. In Sabbath, the latest Dorothy Saxe Invitational exhibition, the Contemporary Jewish Museum hosts 57 artists who examine the depth of the fourth commandment, its influences and its universality. Each work is three-dimensional in a wide range of materials such as ceramic, wood and glass. All works of art in the exhibition are for sale with proceeds benefiting the artists and The CJM.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum is located at 736 Mission St. (between Third and Fourth streets), San Francisco. The museum is open daily (except Wednesday) 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Museum admission is $14 for adults, $12 for students and senior citizens with a valid ID, and $5 on Thursdays after 5 p.m. Youth 18 and under always get in free. For general information on The Contemporary Jewish Museum, visit thecjm.org or call (415) 655-7800. Sabbath is on view through Feb. 25, 2018.

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ARCHITECTURAL PAVILIONS: EXPERIMENTS AND ARTIFACTS, AT THE MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN. An architectural pavilion is traditionally defined as a free-standing structure — an object of pleasure. Pavilions are typically constructed for temporary events or display and their unorthodox forms contribute to their spectacular appearance.

Digital and handmade architectural pavilions by Bay Area, national and international architects are included in Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts at the Museum of Craft and Design, demonstrating a range of projects from small-scale models to full-scale installations. The content includes material samples, drawings, films, models, mock-ups and full-scale installations that reflect the broad range of techniques that architects employ to build pavilions at variant scales. This exhibition presents pavilions by eight architectural studios: Carmody Groarke (London); DOSU Studio Architecture (Los Angeles); Future Cities Lab (San Francisco); Jay Nelson (San Francisco); Materials and Applications (Los Angeles); SITU Studio (New York); UC Berkeley Architecture students, Professor Lisa Iwamoto (Bay Area) and Warren Techentin Architecture (Los Angeles).

The Museum of Craft and Design is located at 2569 Third St. (between 22nd and 23rd streets) in the historic American Industrial Center in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood. Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts is on view through Jan. 7, 2018. For information, visit sfmcg.org, call (415) 307-3853, or email info@sfmcd.org.

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WHEN YOU GOT IT — FLAUNT IT: ADVERTISING BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL, AT THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT AVIATION MUSEUM and LIBRARY. In just 10 years, between 1965 and 1975, Braniff International revolutionized the way airlines could look, dress and live in the popular imagination. The driving force for this transformation was a series of advertising campaigns that presented the company in ways no airline had been shown before. Although Braniff was unable to survive the economically-turbulent 1980s, its brilliant image, forged through advertising, is well remembered and continues to provide creative freedom for the entire industry today. Visitors to the San Francisco Aviation Museum and Library can enjoy a blast from the past with When You Got It – Flaunt It: Advertising Braniff International. A highlight is the explanation of how Braniff negotiated with world-renowned artist Alexander Calder to paint two entire aircraft that would serve Braniff as flying works of art. Even today, these two planes boast some of the most famous liveries to ever be used on an airliner. When You Got It – Flaunt It: Advertising Braniff International is on view at the San Francisco Airport Aviation Museum and Library, Departures-Level 3 through May 17. There is no charge to view this exhibition, which is located pre-security.

Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com or www.twitter.com/susancityscene.